Haven

Haven is a brand new home and living magazine for a brand-new world. With many of us spending more time at home than ever, our homes are our safe haven from the challenges we face beyond our front doors. Step inside the pages and stay awhile. We celebrate everything that makes a house a home — inviting spaces, inspiring people, delicious food, and homes with heart.

Give a gift to suit any home. • This Christmas, gift a present that will last all year. Treat yourself or someone you love to a Haven magazine subscription.

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Eternally green • The sister act behind Curated Botanics have combined their interior design and floristry skills to create faux botanical arrangements that look so natural people assume they’re real.

NOTEWORTHY • Bright, shiny things and stylish discoveries.

The 2020 Haven gift guide • Practical, whimsical, thoughtful or fun, we’ve got Christmas all wrapped up.

Wrap it up • Make your Christmas gifts extra special with beautiful themed wrapping.

Shining bright • Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow…

Marlborough MY HAVEN • Beck Wadworth, founder of stylish stationery brand An Organised Life, makes time to unwind at her family home on a vineyard in the serene Marlborough region.

LIVE Te Oranga • In this month’s home tours, we’re celebrating the fast approach of Christmas with Kiwis across the country and enjoying the gifts of summer – throwing open the windows and doors, getting out into the garden and onto the deck, and preparing to welcome whānau and friends. Come on in.

Home for Christmas • After a house move and a speedy renovation – amid all the extra challenges 2020 has brought – a busy Auckland family are ready to count their blessings.

Under the canopy • A Waiheke treehouse-style home carves out its own sense of serenity with nature.

BETTER by DESIGN • A sympathetic villa renovation brings together a Wellington creative’s professional nous and personal flair.

SWIPE the STYLE

TRANSFORM Whakahuri • We mix the practical with the inspirational, featuring wild decorations, an advent calendar that brims with pure anticipation, a kitchen fit for a pie queen, flooring that leaves a light footprint, and a family-friendly farmhouse.

Adventions • Seasonal decorations and gift wrapping needn’t be expensive or wasteful if you have a little time to spare. Go foraging for supplies in your backyard or a nearby park, and settle in for a creative afternoon or two, while keeping the kids busy with their own festive contributions.

Merry & light • In the spirit of Haven, make this advent calendar your own. Use a combination of Resene testpot colours and wallpaper, and materials you have around the house, and style it to suit your Christmas decorating theme.

The art of a GOOD KITCHEN • Creating her dream kitchen during lockdown wasn’t easy but for food artist (and pie queen!) Devoney Scarfe, the results were worth it.

TREAD LIGHTLY • Choosing carpet raises a lot of questions about sustainability, but there are better options available – you just have to hunt them out.

Field of VISION • Practical and stylish, this Waikato farmhouse blends rural charm and salvaged treasures with a modern vibe.

EAT Kaingia

Gather round • Spend less time cooking and more time relaxing this Christmas. It’s been a year that’s thrown everything at us, so it’s time to kick back and enjoy some downtime with friends and family. With that in mind, I’ve created a Christmas feast that’s big on flavour and summer feels but definitely keeps the food prep and kitchen time to a minimum, so you can enjoy the day without feeling wrung out by the end of it!

Festive spirits • Have yourself a...